Digital Innovation and Impact on Quality Assurance

Abstract

This chapter discusses issues with digital innovation in science and technology that have affected quality assurance in higher education both globally and in Vietnam. The first section presents potential development approaches Vietnamese higher education can use to meet workforce needs in the 4th Industrial Revolution. The second section discusses developing trends in Asian higher education and transformation in Vietnamese higher education. The third section focuses on types of overseas higher education providers, international education markets in Vietnam, cooperation activities for training and scientific research, and challenges and competitions in Vietnamese higher education. The fourth section investigates Vietnam’s development perspectives on the trend of autonomy in higher education, Vietnam’s investment approaches in higher education economic sectors, issues of privatization, as well as advantages, barriers, and integration opportunities in higher education. Finally, this chapter outlines the implications of digital innovation for quality assurance and describes quality accreditation of higher education as an impact of Industry 4.0. It proposes the application of digital framework on internal and external quality assurance mechanisms for Vietnamese higher education during the integration of this digital age to meet educational reform requirements.